| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 February to 9 April 2017 |
| Teams | 32 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kerry (20th win) |
| Captain | Fionn Fitzgerald |
| Manager | Éamonn Fitzmaurice |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Dublin |
| Captain | Stephen Cluxton |
| Manager | Jim Gavin |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Galway |
| Division 3 | Tipperary |
| Division 4 | Westmeath |
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The 2017 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Football League, was the 86th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, compete. Kilkenny do not participate.
On 9 April 2017 Kerry won their 20th National League title, beating Dublin by 0-20 to 1-16 in the final. Dublin were the reigning champions and were bidding for their fifth successive title.[1][2][3]
Eir Sport (formerly Setanta) and TG4 provided live coverage of the league on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons respectively. RTÉ2 broadcast highlights programme Allianz League Sunday on Sunday evenings. TG4 broadcast the final of each division live.
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- ^ "Kerry end Dublin's run to claim league title in Croker cracker". RTE Sport. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Kerry break Dublin's blue wave". Irish Examiner. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.